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Zimbabwe’s Mr. Ugly: My face makes me special

By Gillian Gotora
Published June 18, 2012 3:52pm ET
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Zimbabwe’s Mr. Ugly: My face makes me special
In this photo taken Tuesday, May 29, 2012, William Masvinu, winner of the Mr Ugly competition poses for a photo with his wife Alice at a local club in Harare. Masvinu, 38, who won the second edition of the pageant last month, makes his living carrying loads for shoppers in a market in the impoverished western Harare township of Mbare. The victory has made him a local celebrity, but the modelling offers he thought he’d be getting aren’t yet pouring in. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, file) | Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The latest winner of Zimbabwe’s Mr. Ugly pageant has ambitions of fame and fortune. But, so far, he remains a simple market porter.

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